Originally Posted by
Short Bus Drive
I've said it before- at least the wording in the "old" contract wasn't even that.
The "5" day (and even the "4") days off were to the best of the company's ability.
They just happened to set a precedent, and when they tried to challenge it, it didn't fly.
Now you guys are gonna make me look it up...
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattt!
Sorry, we'll take another caller...
That wording was the same since 1999. In 2009ish the company challenged it. When the arbitration decision finally came down, they had to give us our 5 (or, to the max extent 4, to the max extent) days off. No penalty to the company for jacking us around on a 10 year old rule (not getting political, just saying - thanks NLRB!)
Anyway, the "4 days off" rule is word for word, the previous 5 days off rule, and based on the wording, we were lucky to keep that.